Agnes Lavina Cheek Aldy

Agnes Lavina Cheek Aldy of Batesville departed this earthly life on Thursday, July 19th, 2018.

Known affectionately as “Agnew” to her family, she was 88, and leaves behind a loving family that will miss her tremendously.

Funeral services will be at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville  with burial to follow in Forrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends beginning one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Aldy was born on April 28, 1930 in Oak Grove, La., to Harvey and Sally Cheek.

She married Billy Ray Aldy on May 3, 1947 in Winfield, La. They remained married until his death on Dec. 13, 1997.

She achieved academic success later in life, graduating from Northwest Mississippi Community College’s school of nursing and going on to work at a number of medical facilities, including Batesville Manor Nursing Home.

Mrs. Aldy was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Batesville, and her hobbies included Bible study, quilting and traveling to visit her family members and friends. She was an avid reader of mystery novels, an accomplished gardener and a genius at making cornbread, biscuits and banana pudding. She was kind, loving and thoughtful, but also strong-minded, fiercely protective of her family -- and quite accomplished at clearly expressing her opinion on a variety of subjects.

Mrs. Aldy was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Billy Ray Aldy, and by four children: James Aldy, Roy Mitchell “Mickey” Aldy, Linda Aldy Weaver and Sandra Aldy Harrell; a grandson, Jonathon Aldy; her parents, Harvey and Sally Cheek; two sisters, Helen Sue Brazzil and Myrtis Clack; a brother, Percy Cheek, and numerous half sisters and brothers.

She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Gowan (James) of Philadelphia; two sons: Mark Aldy of Batesville and Bill Aldy (Yvette) of Sardis; 12 grandchildren: Barry Harrell (Carrie) of Mountain City, Texas; Becky Glass (J.J.) of Fairhope, Ala.; Scotty Jenkins of Batesville; Gary Weaver of West Helena, Ark.; Andy Aldy (Jess) of Tupelo; Jennifer Weaver of Rosebud, Ark.; Jaime Aldy of Charleston; Matthew Harrell (Rebecca) of Vincent, Ala.; Ashley Aldy Smith (Sparky) of Tupelo; Alex Aldy Floyd (Forrest) of Memphis; Sarah Aldy of Nashville, Tenn.; Colton Aldy of Batesville.

She is also survived by a brother-in-law, Claydeen Clack of Rayville, La., and by numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.